Hear the words.
Fusu felt like he was struck by thunder.
The whole person was stunned in place.
Zhang Cang's words were like a thunder that broke through the dark clouds and illuminated the confusion in his heart.
Especially when I think of what the First Emperor said yesterday, 'Rivers never let go of day and night, years never leave a gray head, and the dead are like this, not even sages can stay in the world forever', my eyes can't help but moisten again.
After Zhang Cang pointed it out, he figured it all out.
But he would rather know nothing.
Looking at the distraught eldest son, Zhang Cang also sighed secretly in his heart.
At the same time, he was somewhat curious about Ji Hengsheng.
This man has extraordinary eyesight.
Even though he had personally experienced last year's book burning and this year's assassination, he had never thought about it.
But this man's eyes were as bright as a torch, and he could tell the truth in the dark at a glance.
This lofty vision is really terrifying.
It’s even scary to think about it!
Zhang Cang slowly retreated below and said with a solemn expression: "Young Master, this matter is extremely involved. Please do not reveal it to anyone else. If it is known to others, it will definitely bring a lot of trouble to the Young Master. Although Your Majesty has no reaction to these remarks for the time being, Objection, but it concerns the future of the Qin Dynasty and the emperor’s intentions, so there is no room for carelessness.”
"Young master, you should be very careful!"
Fusu managed to calm down, quickly left the case and stood up. He bowed deeply to Zhang Cang and said, "Fusu, please bear this in mind."
"Thank you Zhang Yushi for clarifying the doubts."
"This time it was Fusu's lack of consideration that caused Yu Shi Zhang to be harmed."
Zhang Cang also bowed deeply and said with a wry smile: "Xia Guan used to be just a small financial official. He was always jokingly called a decadent and extravagant person in the court. Now that I can gain the Lord's trust and inform him of such an important matter, I feel so happy in my heart. I am extremely grateful, how dare I accept such a great gift from you again?"
"but......"
"Young master, please pay attention to this person in the future."
"This person is very familiar with the affairs of the court and has vision and courage beyond ordinary people."
"No one, not even the current ministers, could see his insights."
"Even if you are a low-ranking official, I have always thought that His Majesty's act of 'burning books and harassing Confucian scholars' was to implement what Prime Minister Li had written, 'Depose hundreds of schools of thought and only respect magic.' However, after this person's words, he pointed out his true intention With some advice, I suddenly came to my senses.”
"Since the founding of the Qin Dynasty, magic has always been the sole focus. How has it ever used hundreds of schools of thought?"
"Even if a doctor's academy is established, the function of the doctor's academy has always been very clear, that is, when the monarch faces difficulties, they need to help the monarch solve his doubts and provide him with the opportunity to make decisions. At best, they can play a supplementary role. Hundreds of schools of thought Have you ever truly occupied a place in the court?"
"Why do we need to depose such a hundred families?"
Fusu was stunned and said hesitantly: "It sounds reasonable, but something feels wrong."
Zhang Cang shook his head and said, "Young master, you are wrong again."
"Sir, do you think that Confucianism is not included in this list, and deposing hundreds of schools of thought is mainly targeting Confucianism?"
Fusu nodded.
Zhang Cang smiled bitterly, with a rather complicated look on his face, and said with emotion: "This is what makes Ji Heng extraordinary. In fact, we have all been 'cheated'."
"Confucianism is actually no different from other schools of thought."
"It's just that Confucianism has always been good at causing trouble and causing trouble, and due to the opposition between Confucianism and Legalism, imperial officials in the past would impeach Confucian students from time to time. Because of this, Confucian people will always appear in our sights."
"Over time, we have developed a misunderstanding, mistakenly believing that Confucianism really has a place in the court."
"Furthermore, Confucians are good at speaking out. In order to be innovative and attract attention, they one-sidedly defined the imperial court's 'book burning' as the burning of books such as the Book of Songs and the Book of Documents that Confucian disciples had studied in the past. They also regarded this time as the murder of Confucian scholars. , alchemists, and aristocrats are described in general terms as 'confucianism'. We listen to these Confucian scholars' chatter all day long, and we really believe what they preach about 'destroying hundreds of schools of thought and respecting magic'."
"But that's not the case."
"It's just that three Confucians become a tiger."
After listening to Zhang Cang's explanation, Fusu couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Especially when he thought about how he had stood up for Confucianism under the First Emperor in the past, he felt his face getting hot.
Zhang Cang's face didn't look very good either.
He was a disciple of Xunzi, and he thought he was full of talents, but he was also deceived.
If Ji Heng's words hadn't awakened him, he probably wouldn't have been able to react. He thought the imperial court was really trying to 'depose hundreds of schools of thought and only respect magic'. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel angry and annoyed, and he was a little more angry towards Confucianism. meaning.
Zhang Cang said:
"Master, now you know how good Ji Heng is, right?"
"Maybe it's because he's not in the court that he can have such a clear understanding, but it's also because he's not in the court that he shouldn't have such a deep understanding of the world."
"Especially the speculation about His Majesty's thoughts is even more outrageous."
"The lower official thinks he is far away from me."
"And he also pointed out the difficulty of truly unifying the world."
"It's the conflict between the two cultures and systems of Guanzhong and Guandong."
"If we follow what he said, the court might really turn around in the future and learn from some Confucian ideas."
"After all, in Confucianism, three people make a tiger, and you and I have already realized that."
Fusu frowned slightly.
Sighed:
"It would be great if this person could be used by Qin."
Zhang Cang didn't answer.
For a while.
The hall fell silent.
After a while, Zhang Cang bowed and said: "The official has already cleared up the young master's doubts. There are still political matters to be dealt with in the Yushi Mansion, so I will leave first."
Finished.
Zhang Cang slowly retreated.
After leaving the side hall, Zhang Cang bowed respectfully in the direction of Xianyang Palace, then turned around and walked towards the Yushi Mansion, but he did not walk very fast, and he kept thinking about what Fusu said in his mind. 'Ji Heng', the more I think about it, the more I feel that this person is unfathomable.
"This man is truly a great talent."
"Away from the court, yet knowing the court well."
"It's really scary."
"But if what he said is true, His Majesty has noticed the problem and intends to pave the way for the eldest son. It may be possible for Da Qin to secure the world."
"At least it can make the world stable for a few more decades."
"The world is lucky!"
the other side.
Fusu sat on the table feeling lost.
Feeling a little down.
After understanding what Ji Heng said, he maintained a certain tacit understanding with Zhang Cang and did not mention the First Emperor again.
But as Zhang Cang left, the figure of the First Emperor could not help but appear in his mind. From the time he remembered, the First Emperor's figure was a little blurry, but he could still see his handsome figure. As he grew older, he also Gradually there are clear marks.
Then it finally settled on yesterday.
The First Emperor, who was in his forties, had already turned gray on his temples, and his usually stalwart body was somewhat rickety.
That tall and majestic figure seemed to have aged overnight.
Thinking of the careful arrangements his father had made for him, and thinking of his ridiculous daily behavior, he felt sad for a moment, and couldn't help but burst into tears.
